If you have decided to install a CCTV system in your home as a way of adding extra security to your property and deterring intruders, then there are several things to consider when locating your camera or cameras.

First of all, you must make sure that your cameras will only be monitoring activities which take place on your own land. They should not be directed into your next door neighbour’s garden or onto public land.

You need to choose a location which is up high and also sheltered from the elements of wind, rain and strong sunshine. It also needs to be out of the reach of vandals. The best location is usually under the eaves of your house as the overhang of the roof offers protection against the elements.

You also need to consider where the cables will run and, if possible, you will want to avoid drilling into bricks or masonry. Underneath the eaves, there are often gaps where you can easily push a cable from the outside to the inside of your house, usually into the loft or attic. From there, you will be able to run the cable to wherever you set up your monitor.

Since the murderous attacks on the Twin Towers on September 11th 2001, airport security has never been the same and security protocol is updated and changed with every new threat.

If you are flying abroad from any of the airports in the UK, then firstly it is important to arrive in plenty of time as security queues can be lengthy, particularly during busy holiday periods. Most airlines flying to European destinations expect you to arrive with a minimum of an hour before your flight is due to leave. If you are travelling further afield, then you need to arrive at least 2 hours beforehand.

Travellers are only allowed to take limited quantities of liquids (up to 100ml) through security in their hand luggage. These include items such as drinks, perfumes, cosmetics, toothpaste, sun tan lotion and aerosol sprays. Passengers must place all their “liquid” items in a sealed transparent bag as they pass through security control.

Since July 2014, electronic items including laptops, hand-held games consoles, mobile phones, cameras, etc should be separated from the rest of your hand-luggage and placed in a separate tray. It is important that any of these devices are able to be switched on if a member of security demands it, so make sure all your electronic items are fully charged beforehand.

All passengers must expect to be patted down by a security officer before walking through the metal detector door frames. Most people will also need to take off their shoes and place these in a tray with their hand luggage bags.

Anything which may be considered as a weapon, however small, should not be packed in hand luggage. Passengers are advised to check that they are not carrying items like scissors, razor blades, paring knives or sharp tweezers as they are likely to be confiscated during the security procedures. Some airlines may confiscate cigarette lighters.

Once you have passed through security control, passengers are allowed to buy drinks and toiletries, etc, in quantities larger than 100ml, from any of the shops in the departure lounges.

Maritime surveillance is the maintenance of security in the sea by conducting patrols, detecting the presence of enemies and locating them. The surveillance is done by the navy forces and the air-force, the navy use ships and submarines to patrol the sea whereas the air-force use the aircraft to patrol the sea. The maintenance of the sea was deemed importance internationally after the terrorist attack of the Times tower by terrorists and the rise in pirate attacks in the sea who target the trade goods’ ships. They attack the ship,steal the goods and torture the ships’ crew to death.

The patrols are conducted in the sea and it is intense at the hotspots or terror attack. The hotspots are normally along the trade routes as the ships import or export goods to or from the country. The other places of interest are, along the coastlines of the sea, the areas of economic activities near the sea such as; hotels,tourists’ destinations, fishing ships and shopping centers. The extend the patrol to those ares because the enemies may hide in those areas as well when they escape from the sea. They should also have tight security around their camps and vessels which are other targets of attack. (more…)

All around the world, terrorists are using remote control improvised explosive devices (RCIEDs) to cause large numbers of casualties. High-quality IED jammers can significantly reduce those losses. In short, these devices are necessary for protecting human lives. Be that as it may, it is important first to understand what these devices are before delving into its numerous benefits and uses.

Most homemade bombs or improvised electronic devices are made using conventional military explosives. In other words, an artillery round or another explosive is connected to a detonating mechanism. Ultimately, a command from a remote control is necessary to activate this device. IED jammers work by saturating a measured area with electromagnetic energy. The electromagnetic energy helps to neutralize the remote control activated IED. Usually, it cuts off communication between the IED and the remote control.  (more…)

Key safes are common in commercial properties with many different rooms and outbuildings, like warehouses, factories, construction sites and large shops.

A key safe is essentially a safe design to store and organise different keys for the various rooms, and it means that during the working day and out of hours, keys cannot be taken or copied. Many modern key safes benefit from electronic access, such as keypads or touch screen displays while they’re mainly constructed of strong steel.

Storing all your keys in one locked room is just is not enough today and it’s certainly better to be safe than sorry. This is why having a key safe is a must, especially if you’re looking to maintain high levels of security for each of the important storage rooms, while only trusted members of management should be allowed to access the safe.

A workplace may be a small office, a large factory or a large retail shop, but no matter what size or shape your workplace is, it’s important to make sure that it’s secure.

Strong, steel doors may not look pleasing on the eye but they’ll provide a great deal of protection, while door and window guard rails are also very beneficial in terms of security. CCTV can deter theft and burglary, while it provides crucial evidence in such events.

Another popular system is an alarm system as well as a pin code entry system. Before you design your workplace, it’s important to make sure you’ve considered security, not just to protect your products, but to protect your employees and customers too.

Maritime guard helps to protect ships and planes that fly across the ocean or lakes from possible security threats. Mostly marine security focuses on the safety of planes, ships and their crew members at sea, and when arriving at the ports. Maritime organisations helps to ensure that sea vessels are well guarded and crew members takes the responsibility of watching out for possible threats and issues that may cause mayhem. With maritime guard, sea vessels and planes flying across the ocean can be safeguarded from possible terror attacks, ship hijacking and icebergs that may cause destruction to ships.

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Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (COFDM) technology is a modulation system that separates a single carrier signal into thousands of signal carriers at the same time. The signals are distributed perpendicularly to each other so they do not disrupt each other. As the name suggests, COFDM Technology divides a broad band channel into a number of unique narrow subcarriers/sub-channels.
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With the ever changing and adapting business comes a constant responsibility to adapt to ensure that it protects its customers, data and assets.
With any size company this is important, but the larger the company, the larger the target. This is why it is crucial for companies to review their security across the board.
The CEO’s and the board of directors are responsible for ensure that this happens on the regular basis, especially with the increase of cyber-attacks.
They need to ensure that they are aware of who manages the different types of security from cyber to physical protection like CCTV etc. They need to be aware of their most crucial information/assets and what the ramifications of this being taken or damaged would be.

The other crucial aspect of a review is the ability to look back and assess the success and failures in the company’s security systems and confirm if this has been acknowledged and “fixed”.

When it comes to home security, CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) may not be what you’re looking for. You may want something that’s less evasive, but is still affective at perturbing an intruder. This is when you decide to have a burglar alarm. These systems are usually quite simple and will be set off by a door, or window opening or closing – depending on the set up of the system. This works by creating an electrical circuit within the door/window frame. When this circuit is broken, it triggers an alarm. As we mentioned, the alarm could trigger on opening the door, or on closing the door. You can even make the glass itself a circuit, so that if the glass is broken the circuit is broken which triggers the alarm.

This is a similar mechanism to pressure sensitive alarms for example in floors; the alarm is triggered when there is an increase, or decrease of weight/pressure.